$65,000

This fabulous summer rental, available June and July, is the one you’ve always dreamed about. Your own private beach patio overlooking the harbor? Check. Watching the colorful outriggers paddle by. Check. Evening strolls along the beach while you catch the sailboats tacking up the bay. Check. Enjoying sunset “docktails” on the private dock with new friends. Check. Welcome to Beacon Bay, a charming, hidden enclave of bayside homes with sweeping lawns that lead right down to the beach and bay. It’s a slice of what Newport Beach was like 50 years ago. This newer 4 bedroom cape cod-styled, 3950sf bayfront home can be yours for the prime months of June and July. If you have kids or grandkids they'll love it too and can build sandcastles or fish right from the beach in front of the house, have fun jumping off the dock or take out one of the standup paddle boards while you plop yourself on a beach chair under the umbrella with a book for the better part of the day. And when you feel like exercising, there is a private community tennis / pickle ball court and Balboa Island is only a short walk away. If you must do some work, there’s two home offices to choose from with high speed WIFI: one has beautiful knotty pine paneling on the second floor that opens to a deck overlooking the bay and a second is on the third floor that also can double as a yoga or art studio. The downstairs living room, dining room and huge kitchen area are all open and contiguous to each other inviting conversation while bringing in the fabulous bay views. The beachside patio has a dining table that seats eight; a gas BBQ and a gas fire pit with wrap around rattan sofa to catch the evening sunsets. And if you don’t feel like cooking, the popular Galley Café is just a three minute walk across the marina. The master bedroom has gorgeous views up and down the bay and offers a beautiful marble bathroom with oversized tub and separate shower. There are three additional bedrooms including one with its own private entrance and kitchenette.